I am curious how many of the posters here swam in high school, college, etc. and how close to the top you got. Thus the following not terribly detailed poll.
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I learned to swim at 5 in OW and then switched to the pool, but managed to have my ankle completely shattered in an accident -on the way home from swimming.
My PT was------wait for it----more swimming.
Unfortunately I also lived in a country that did not offer competitive HS sports and any swim leagues that existed where too far away.
The only way one could have gotten advanced training in anything other than soccer or handball or what not was by leaving home and staying in one of the sports academies.
Oh, and add to this the fact that I was a teen in the early 80's and a good number of swimmers that I had admired where testing positive for drugs.It just ruined the sport for me for a while.
I still don't compete, but after 3 years back in the pool I have found that swimming has been the best sport for me-mentally and physically.
I learned to swim at 5 in OW and then switched to the pool, but managed to have my ankle completely shattered in an accident -on the way home from swimming.
My PT was------wait for it----more swimming.
Unfortunately I also lived in a country that did not offer competitive HS sports and any swim leagues that existed where too far away.
The only way one could have gotten advanced training in anything other than soccer or handball or what not was by leaving home and staying in one of the sports academies.
Oh, and add to this the fact that I was a teen in the early 80's and a good number of swimmers that I had admired where testing positive for drugs.It just ruined the sport for me for a while.
I still don't compete, but after 3 years back in the pool I have found that swimming has been the best sport for me-mentally and physically.
